Wick holder for candles



Aug. 14, 1956 A. J. clANo 2,758,460

WICK HOLDER FOR CANDLES Filed March 27, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIG. I.FIG. 2. FIG. I).

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ATTORNEY Aug. 14, 1956 A. J. ClANO 2,753,460

WICK HOLDER FOR CANDLES Filed March 27, 1953 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 42 29FIG. K).

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INVENTOR. m j'C/mva ATTOFZ NE y United States This invention relates tocandles and more particularly to wick holders therefor. The candles towhich the present .invention has reference may be those used formemorial purposes, as insect eliminators, for use by hunters or campersor for many other purposes. Such a candle usually consists of arelatively shallow receptacle containing a so-called solid fuel of awax-like nature. An apertured cover member is fitted on top of thereceptacle and a wick holder, having its lower end embedded in the fuelin the receptacle, protrudes through the aperture in the cover memberand has the upper end of its wick disposed above the cover member.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved wickholder, primarily intended for use in connection with a candle of theabove type, and which will I produce a constant and uniform flame.

It is another object of the invention to provide, in a wick holder ofthe kind described, means by which a transference of heat from the flameof the wick to the fuel will be had, whereby said fuel will be renderedfluid and will be caused to be moved upwardly through the wick holder toreach and impregnate the wick and thus aid materially in the securementand maintenance of a steady and uniform flame.

More particularly, the invention contemplates in one of its embodiments,the provision of a wick holder in the form of a tube or sleeve which islocated in the candle receptacle and has its lower end surrounded by thesolid fuel therein; said sleeve having a transverse fuel channel at thebottom and containing a flat metal plate over which a wick is arranged,said wick and a portion of the plate bottom channel and permit theupward flow of the fluid to reach and impregnate the wick and aid in themaintenance of a steady flame.

These and other objects to be hereafter set forth, are attained by theinvention, a more particular description of which will be given, andwillbe set forth with particularity in the claim appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein several embodiments of the.invention are described,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the invention showingthe body member of the wick holder in an open position;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the plate member around which the wickis positioned;

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the wick;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the wick holder, showing the plate andwick in position therein;

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view through a candle, showing the wickholder in position;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken substantially on the atent O "ice line6-6 of Fig. 4, looking in the direction of the arrows; 7 is a top planview of the structure shown in Fig. 8 is an exploded view of anotherembodiment of the invention showing the elements which form acrossshaped wick holder;

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the cross-shaped wick holder inassembled position;

Fig. 10 is a top plan View of the structure of Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 is a front elevational View of another embodi ment of theinvention in which the wick holder is of circular form, and

Fig. 12 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 12-l2 ofFig. 11, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawings, and more particularly to Figs. 1 to 7inclusive, 1 indicates the body or receptacle portion of a candleholder, the same being in the form of a shallow container holding asolid inflammable fuel indicated at 2. The top of the receptacle isnormally covered or closed by a removable cover member 3 tele-.scopically fitted on the receptacle 1. Said cover member is formed witha slot 4 in its top plate 5 and protruding through said slot for aslight distance is the wick holder generally indicated at 6 and to whichthe present invention relates.

The holder 6, composed of the parts or elements shown in Figs. 1 to 3inclusive, includes the body member 7, inner plate 8 and the wick 9. Thebody member 7 is preferably, but not necessarily, formed from a singlemetal strip shaped to provide front and back panels, indicatedrespectively at 10 and 11. At their lower ends, these panels 10 and 11are connected by an integral rectangular loop 12 serving as a supportingbase and also to provide a transverse channel 13 into which theinflammable fuel 2 may enter for access to the wick 9. The panelindicated at 11 is formed, at its opposite side edges, with wings 14which are folded on vertical lines to embrace the panel 10 and result inthe formation of a sleeve or tube within which the plate 8 and the wick9, extended around said plate, are positioned.

The wick 9 is in the form of a strip of fuel-impregnated,non-inflammable material such as asbestos fabric, which strip isextended or folded around the plate 8 and the wick, with the plateenclosed within it, is then inserted in the upstanding tubular portionof the holder body 7 as shown in Fig. 4. It will be noted that the upper and lower edges of the plate 8 are serrated as indicated at 15 and16, and these serrated edges provide teeth which engage against the wickand hold it in position relative to the plate 8. In addition, theserrated edges 15 and 16 aid in permitting the access of air to the wickto promote combustion.

As will be noted from Fig. 6, the wick 9 is preferably of less widththan the width of the plate 8, resulting in the side edge of the plateprotruding beyond the side edges of the wick as indicated at 17 and 18in Fig. 6. It will be also noted that the wick is of less width than theinternal width of the sleeve portion of the holder and nel 13 at thebottom of the wick holder.

When the Wick holder is fitted in position in the candle receptacle asshown in Fig. 5, with a portion of the same protruding out of the slot4, it will be observed that the upper end of the plate 8 with theportion of the wick 9 extended thereover, is disposed above the top ofthe holder 6. A lighted match is applied to this top portion of thewick, and the same, being impregnated with th fuel, will ignite. Sincethe wick is extended about,

encompasses the plate 8 said plate 8serves as a transmitter of the heatcreated by the burning wick, and the heat being thus communicated to thefuel 2 in the receptacle, will tend to iiquefy the fuel which will enterthe transverse; channel 13 and will be drawn up by capillary attractionthrough the vertical passages 19 and 20,;to reach and saturate the wick9 and thus supply the fuel for continuous burning.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 8 to inclusive, the,wick holder assumes the form of a cross-shaped member. The holder istherein composed of two cross-shaped plates indicated respectively at 21and 22. The plate 21 is formedwith the two arms 23 and 24, each of.which is. formedwiththe flanges 25, 25 which engage around arms 26 and27 of the plate 22. Similarly, plate 22 is providedfwith the arms 23 and29 formed with the flanges 30 and 31 which fit around the arms 32 and 33on the plate 21. This results in the production of a cross-shaped hollowholder having four arms, any one of which may be selectively used. Theplate 34 is also of cross-shape and receives wicks 35 as shown in Fig.8. serrations 36 are formed in the outer edges of the four arms of theplate 34 for the purpose disclosed in connection with the embodiment ofthe invention disclosed in Figs. 1 to 6vinclusive. Each of the elementsof the holder shown in Fig. 8 are centrally apertured as shown at 37 andthrough these aligned apertures is extended a pivot pin 39 whichrotatively supports the holder between lugs 40 provided at the upper endof the upstanding arms 41 of a U-shaped bracket 42. This arrangement issuch that, the holder may be rotatively moved Within the bracket tobring anyof its four arms to vertical position to extend out of the,slot 4 in the top of the cover member 3.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 11 and 12, the wick 44is shown to be of circular form and is embraced between two circularmetallic disks 45 and 46, with the peripheral edge portion 47 of thewick extending beyond the peripheral edges of the disks 45 and 46. Arivet 48 constitutes a pivot pin for this wick holder, and extendsthrough the disks 45 and 46 and through the center of the wick 44 andthus holds the wick 4 assembly, consistingof the wick 44 and disks 45and 46 in position between the ears 49 of the supporting bracket 50.This arrangement is such that the wick may be rotatively moved asrequired to bring any desired portion of its periphery into exposedposition through the slot 4 so that when a portion of the wick becomesburned or charred, a fresh portion may be easily brought into use.

Having described several embodiments of the invention, it is obviousthat thesame is not. to be restricted thereto, but is broad enough tocover all structures coming within the scope of the annexed claim.

What I claim is:

A wick holder comprising, a tube formed from a single sheet of metalfolded to form a closed-bottom and open-top flat tube, the closed-bottomdefining a transverse fuel-receiving channel, a flat metal plate fittedwithin the tube and having an upper end protruding out of the open topof the tube, a wick consisting of a folded strip of absorbent materialfitted over the plate and located within the, tub,e, said wick having apart extended over the portion of the plate which protrudes out of thetube, the wick being of less width than the width of the plate wherebyedge portions of the plate are exposed beyond the side edges of thewick, the width of the wick being less than the interior width of thetube, whereby vertical passages are provided in the tube between theedges of the wick and inner wall portions of the tube, edge parts of theplate being located in said passages, the lower end of the plateentering the transverse fuel-receiving channel, and the verticalpassages being in communication with said channel.

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